2025 Urban Open

Join us at Urban Axes Baltimore for the 2025 urban Open!

It's that time of year again! The Urban Open returns August 1-3 as throwers from across the IATF flock to Urban Axes Baltimore for our biggest tournament of the year!  So come crack some Natty Bohs and compete for your chance to wear the iconic Clutch Jacket!

The Urban Open will be a three-day event with a similar schedule to last year. We'll begin Friday with Jones Cup and Skills events, followed on Saturday by our Urban Rules Tiered Swiss tournaments, and we'll conclude on Sunday with the Premier Rules, double-elimination Urban Open! Click here to learn more about each event and its format!

Our tournament includes events for throwers of all skill levels, so we encourage everyone to visit Urban Axes Baltimore and experience all the fun and excitement of the Urban Open!

Tickets for Saturday's Urban Rules Tiered Swiss tournaments and Sunday's Urban Open will go on sale Thursday, May 29th at 6 PM EDT! Tickets for Jones Cup, Skills events, and the After Party will go on sale at a later date.

• Throwers 18 and up will be allowed to compete in the 2025 Urban Open

• Urban Axes Baltimore is a licensed venue with a full bar. Only drinks served by the venue will be permitted at this event. Anyone found to be consuming outside alcohol anywhere on the premises, including in the parking lot of the venue, will be asked to leave and will not be allowed to participate in the rest of the tournament weekend.

Ticket Information

Tickets will go on sale Thursday, May 29th at 6 PM EDT for 2 events:

• Saturday, August 2nd: Urban Rules Tiered Swiss Tournaments

  • A tournament comprised of a Swiss + Single Elimination bracket in which players are split into multiple tournament tiers based on their IATF or equivalent WATL average. This method ensures most players will compete against throwers of a similar skill level, making this tournament ideal for beginner and intermediate level throwers.

  • Each tournament tier will compete in their own Swiss + Single Elimination bracket, in which each player will be guaranteed a minimum number of matches before any elimination occurs. No more 0-2!

  • This tournament will be played under the updated Urban Rules. The number of tiers and how many throwers are in each will be determined by the amount of registrations we receive for this event, with three tournament tiers of 32-64 throwers in each anticipated.

• Sunday, August 3rd: Urban Open Tournament

  • Our marquee event and the one that started it all! The Urban Open will be a double elimination, Premier Rules tournament featuring a randomly-seeded, 128-person bracket.

Check out our blog post for a full description of each Urban Open event!

Tickets for Jones Cup, Skills events, and the After Party will go on sale at a later date! We will announce their sale date here on our event page and on our Facebook event, so please RSVP so we can keep you up to date on all things Urban Open.

hotel block

Our hotel block will be at the Tru by Hilton Baltimore Harbor East near Fells Point. This hotel has hosted Urban Open attendees for a few years now and offers the added convenience of staying close-by other copetitiors for coordinating meals, rides, or other activities. They have options for King or 2 Queen beds available and offer amenities such as a free hot breakfast and free Wi-Fi.

We will share the link to register for the Urban Open hotel block when tickets go on sale on May 29th, and you can learn more about the Tru by Hilton Baltimore Harbor East here.

Weekend Schedule

These are the broad strokes of our tournament weekend schedule. A detailed schedule with event start times will be released closer to the event!